Faith in the Holy Names
“A devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be on the neophyte stage. By his association others may also become vaisnavas… even a neophyte devotee is superior to karmis and jnanis because he has full faith in chanting the holy names of the Lord.”
[ Chaitanya-Charitamrita, Madhya-lila 15.105-6, commentary of Srila Prabhupada ]
